The InsiderThe Post-Standard's Dave Rahme on Syracuse University Sports

November 05, 2007, 12:00PM

SU head coach Greg Robinson said this morning on the Big East coaches conference call that the MRI on starting quarterback Andrew Robinson's back will take place at 1 p.m. today. A school spokesperson reported earlier tonight that the coach will not address the situation before his weekly Tuesday news conference, which takes place at 12:15 p.m. Robinson's replacement Saturday,... Full story »

November 03, 2007, 1:27PM

First, the positives: Great goal line stand and the defense's first sack in a month. That's it. 60 yards of offense against a 3-5 club that showed no spark early and was asking to be put into a hole. SU's offense would have none of it. Sacks, dropped passes and no running game. Sound familiar? It should, because it is... Full story »

November 03, 2007, 11:43AM

A simply gorgeous fall day for football here in the Steel City, and the venue here is stunning, with the stadium's open end looking out on the river, where crew teams were rowing past an hour before kickoff. That noted, it is 15 minutes till kickoff and I don't believe there are 5,000 fans in the stadium yet. Amazing, considering... Full story »

October 30, 2007, 7:46AM

SU football coach Greg Robinson, whose team will return to action at noon Saturday at Pittsburgh, talked about the bye week and the Panthers during his segment of the weekly Big Each coaches teleconference call. On Pitt: "We've had a chance to watch them. I see a team that is improving. They're a very solid defense. They're just very sound... Full story »

October 27, 2007, 9:14AM

I received this email from former Orange and NFL great Joe Ehrmann. He asked me to share it here. Dave: My name is Joe Ehrmann, former SU football player. My son Joey, a high school senior recently accepted a football scholarship from Wake Forest University. It was a difficult process and decision for him. Joey attracted a lot of... Full story »

October 20, 2007, 5:20PM

The Orange put together a 99-yard scoring drive to take the lead on Buffalo with freshman Jonathan Meldrum playing one tackle, redshirt freshman Tucker Baumbach playing the other tackle and true freshman Doug Hogue at tailback. The SU staff had no alternative but to use Hogue after Curtis Brinkley went down with a game-ending leg injury, but it took a... Full story »

October 20, 2007, 3:37PM

Walking up and into the Carrier Dome for the pending SU-Buffalo football game reminded me more of covering an SU lacrosse game, with apologies to the hardcore Orange lax faithful. The walk up the hill an hour before kickoff was quiet and made mostly alone. Finally when I got to the Dome I saw a few fans filing inside. Once... Full story »

October 16, 2007, 7:31AM

Head coach Greg Robinson was available, but nobody really had any questions for him Monday during the Big East coaches teleconference call. That's what happens when you're a 1-6 team playing and out-of-conference game. Robinson was asked to provide more details on the tape of a hit on Andrew Robinson that he felt should have been called a penalty -... Full story »

October 13, 2007, 1:34PM

The SU football team did exactly what it needed to early in today's game to have a shot at upsetting Rutgers. It got a big turnover by the defense - a Ben Maljovec interception returned to the RU 21 - and turned it into a TD. It contained RU star Ray Rice. It hit a deep pass to tight end... Full story »

October 09, 2007, 7:49AM

Greg Robinson's segment on the weekly Big East conference call featured questions about his job and the recruitment of Ray Rice but nothing about this week's game against Rutgers. Here are some snippets: On West Virginia: "Well, we got ourselves behind in a hurry. They got an interception on the first series and later, in the third or fourth series,... Full story »

October 06, 2007, 1:30PM

But this time the SU defense has not been the primary culprit. Sophomore QB Andrew Robinson has thrown two interceptions, one returned for a TD and the other setting up a TD, ruining any chance the Orange had of staying with high-powered West Virginia. The Mountaineers, coming off a loss in which they committed six turnovers, were perfect. And really,... Full story »

October 06, 2007, 11:59AM

Very hot in the Dome today even though the place is far from hopping. West Virginia brought its band and has a large following here, which will swell the attendance a bit. I left for the game later than I ever have (live 15-16 miles from the Dome) and rolled right into the parking lot with no traffic at law.... Full story »

October 05, 2007, 7:30AM

In preparing to write a story on West Virginia's spread option offense that appeared in today's Post-Standard I went back and broke down SU's performance rushing the ball and stopping the run during its present 6-22 stretch. The games by season are broken down by losses first and then victories, so the 1-10 season in 2005 will list the 10... Full story »

October 02, 2007, 8:27AM

SU coach Greg Robinson nearly escaped his segment of the weekly Big East coaches teleconference call without being asked a question. Nearly. Here is some of what he had to say when they finally started coming: On Miami: "Well, I wasn't pleased with our first-half performance. We didn't take advantage of some situations and found ourselves down 14-0 at halftime,... Full story »

September 29, 2007, 4:03PM

The team that upset Louisville last week did not show up in the first half today. Dropped passes, missed tackles, an inability to run the ball against one of the nation's worst run defenses, ugly penalties and the big play allowed did for the Syracuse University football team in the first half here Saturday. After watching SU play horrible football... Full story »